Seoul, Korea a 28 de agosto de 2008
It’s been a week since I arrived in Korea. The plane trip was over twelve hours long but it was at least direct and I did not have to switch planes and risk my luggage getting lost, by the way, I had to do some rearranging of my luggage back in Chicago since it was 20 kg overweight. My niece Alethya and my mom took me to O’Hare. I didn’t want to make a big thing about it like the Argentineans or Italians do in which entire families congregate at the airport to say farewell. Alethya gave me a big hug and sentenced that she, Erick, and mom were coming to visit me during Christmas. As usual, mom gave me her blessing, a big hug and kiss, and waved good-bye as I went into the arms of the Homeland Security personal. I removed all the metallic articles I had on me, took off my shoes and placed my bowler hat in a tray, and put my two hand bags upon the revolving band so they could all be X-rayed. As always the guard asked me to step through the metal detector and motioned me to step aside and frisk me. This is not new to me it happens every time I go to the airport. I guess I have the look of a suspicious character. Regardless, I got through the security check and proceeded to go to the nearest duty-free store and purchase a liter of tequila. To my dismay they only had Jose Cuervo and any tequila drinker knows not to drink this stuff because it’s cheep and the headache is ugly, therefore I bought a liter of Russian vodka. My intention was to drink the whole bottle on the plane but I didn’t get around to drinking it since I never really had the taste for it. As I suspected, my old American football back injury flared up because of the many hours of sitting and furthermore, it didn’t help that I helped unload the truck with all the luggage of the EPIK candidates at the dorms. Now a week latter I am stiff and in excruciating pain in my lower back, good thing I brought 4 Vicodins with me and I have been self medicating myself, if not, I don’t think I could have finished the orientation. The orientation has been an eye opener as to what we will be up against. As to the teaching strategies and didactic material we are covering they are techniques I learned in collage or have learned by teaching yet I understand why EPIK holds these classes since half the people here have never taught in their lives. The folks at EPIK housed all us candidates in the dormitories at Konkuk University. The campus is very nice and the treatment has been excellent. The staff is courteous and helpful. I have no complaint whatsoever about my stay here. Some people have complained but its natural there is always someone that is not happy and has to complain, it’s simply their nature.
Seosan, Korea. A 31 de agosto de 2008
I am now in the city where I am to stay one year. Officially I begin work tomorrow. The contract is from September the 1st of 2008 to August the 31st of 2009. I already meet the faculty and administers from my school. I am the only foreign teacher at the school. It is a high school with almost 1000 students and I am looking forward to this challenge even though I would be lying if I said I was not nervous.
Before I continue describing Seosan and the many different cultural wonders I encounter day-to-day I would just like to go back and mention a few things about my time spent at Konkuk University.
My stay there was fabulous. I meet many interesting people who embraced me wholeheartedly If I had to mention three events that stand out from my one-week stay in Seoul I believe the three would be 1) the trip to the Korean Folk Village, 2) the war movie, and 3) the concert and dance of traditional Korean music. This last one was spectacular.
The Korean Folk Village was a one-day field trip on Sunday to a typical Korean village of antiquity some place in the suburbs of Seoul. It took us 45 minutes on a bus to get there from the university. If memory serves me right the guide mentioned this facility was developed in the late 70 or early 80 for Koreans and foreigners alike. It was created to demonstrate how Koreans lived before the modern age. The architecture was very interesting and the type of habitations for each social group was very enlightening. There were inclusive people dressed up in typical Korean folkloric attire demonstrating how they lived and the tools of the time they utilized to work with. More importantly, I got to see for the first time how Koreans interacted amongst each other. Not that they did not at the University but here at the village I saw the Korean family nucleolus in all its glory. The Koreans are a very tight family unit. Not only were the father and mother with the kids present but the in-laws and grandparents also. For example, in North America usually it is the immediate family unit that goes out on Sunday, in other words the couple and their offspring and may be the parents of one of the young parents. In Korea it is the whole family. From the Grandparents to the sons, daughters, grand children, nieces and nephews seem to be together. I mention this because I spoke with some of the Koreans that I met there. They told me that this was a typical thing that most Korean families did once or twice a month to get together with the whole family and go out together to some resort or eat at a restaurant or someone’s home.
The war movie was a gem. It really brought home the Korean War not only graphically but also emotionally. The acting was magnificent. The characters were very credible. The name of the movie is The Waving Flag and I am thankful I saw it because I have a movie I can talk with the kids and reach in and use this as background knowledge. I do not like war movies per say but this one depictured what war does to people how it changes the person down to their core. I recommend it very highly.
Last and what made me feel the tradition and culture of Korea was the concert and dance of traditional Korean folklore. Not only do you have to be a musician but also an athlete. I was totally impressed by the performance. I had seen some of this type of music and choreography at the Korean Village but to be in the front row and to see, hear, and feel the drumming and acrobatic feats these young men and woman did was amazing. Koreans have a very deep sense of being and they are very proud of being Korean. My favorite dance was the dance of the fans. It was beautifully performed and the visual effect of the fans and wardrobe was fantastic. On the other hand the 20-minute presentation of Samulnori, which consisted of four percussion instruments, was spectacular. That hour and some that I spent at the concert was well worth my time. It was breathtaking and enlightening. I learned so much about Korea, its people, and its culture. It will live within me for the rest of my life.
SeoSan, Korea a 6 de septiembre de 2008
The following are two emails I sent to two different friends. The first one I originally sent to my dear friend Margie on 09/02/08. We have been friends for over 25 years. She is also a bilingual instructor at Cook County School District 130.The second email I originally sent to my friend Lisa on 09/03/08. She is also an educator and just got a job at CPS (Chicago Public Schools). I also sent this email to other friends and fellow educators because as the saying goes: no sense to reinvent the wheel.
Mags:
I am not sure I sent you the email with my address & phone #. It's the early AM for you and Late PM for me. I am teaching High School. I have over 700+ students (No grading!!!!!!) Each classroom has 30+ students and I teach 22 different classrooms, 1 per week. I am doing Museum of Myself as my first activity and the kids love it. I'm showing my book, my passports, some hats (they love it, some kids put them on or they smell them, hilarious if you ask me), two books (African-American Anthology of Lit. and Don Quixote de la Mancha), and some artwork from my friend Nicolas de Jesus. I have them write two questions asking me a personal question. I also write two questions on the blackboard for them. The first one I tell them they do not have to copy it down but to think about the answer. The question is: Why is it important for you to learn English? And the second one I do want them to copy and to write the answer on a sheet of paper and turn it in with their two personal questions. The question is: What do you want to learn from this class? I have gotten a lot of different questions. Some are simple and quaint. For example, what is your favorite food? Or, how old are you? But some have been funny like, when was your first kiss? Or, what kind of style of woman do you like? Some have been well thought, for example, what do you think of the problem between Japan and Korea concerning the islands of Dokdo? Or, what will America do about the nuclear program of North Korea? The great majority of the students want to learn how to improve their conversation and speaking skills and to have FUN. My work is cut out for me. Next week I am planning have the higher English groups do the ELL strategy of Circle of Friends and have them ask each other their own generated questions they asked me. For the lower English groups I will do poetry. One thing I have going for me is that the students like me. Some students have gone out of their way and have come to bow in front of me (A Korean sign of respect, we all bow to each other) also; I have no management problem because they are eager to learn. But this is now; lets see what it will be in a month. On another note, I believe my transcripts should be arriving soon. Please send them ASAP. Please feel free to FW this email to friends and staff
love
Bono
PS big hugs to Nina on her BD Love to Betsy and Mike and a hug to Tommy and of course, my sincerest regards to all the Pipals. Oh give the Beast and Zopilote an extra treat.
Según mi co-maestro mi dirección es la siguente
As per my co-teacher my address is the following
Jose Bono
479-12 one room my vill 301
Dong Moon Dong SeoSan City
Chungnam Province, South Korea
356-802
Tel. 010-8001-8248
From the USA 011-82-10-800-18248
PD Estoy a 30 minutes de la playa de Taean
Lisa:
May the joy of health and the glory of good will accompany you and your loved ones.
¡Felicidades! Pilsen no less, well you have your work cut out for you. No doubt a challenging position but I know you will succeed in this endeavor as you have always succeeded in others. I am happy where I am even though I will see, in my opinion, too many students once a week. I told the head of the English department that no meaningful teaching could take place if I did not see the students a minimum of two times a week. He agreed but since this is the second semester no changes could take place, and in that respect I concur. Come next year I will voice my concerns and emphatically stress the fact that they need two or three foreign teachers to bring quality English language education to the adolescents under our charge. We need an English room so we can start a word wall (I am not a big fan on word walls but in this case it is essential for the acquisition of language). OK too much shop talk.
My place is a studio apartment. It is a semi-large room with a sink and cooker, a small bathroom and a small-enclosed porch. The vista thou is killer, across the street is a vast rice field and in the background a small wooded mountain, in fact, I can see the sunrise since I am facing east. It is not much of a place but I have an idiot box (brand new), a table to write and eat on, a queen size bed, a closet and drawer, and my Mac Book with 3117 songs (9.2 days of music) with a pair of BonoBoss speakers (I kid you not) that are extraordinary, which by the way, I got in Seoul in a place called Techno Mart, which is the dream come true to any electronic geek. It has 8 floors of electronic gizmos. I bought these babies for $25.00 US. The beauty of it is that I was able to haggle with the guy. They were 35,000 won but it was close to closing time and I had cash (green backs) so we agreed to $25.00 (I initially offered $15.00).
Any way, I am happy and I am going to buy a bicycle so I can get around town before it starts getting too cold. As always, I miss you.
love
Jose
*Note: Following are the lesson plans
Museum of Myself
Lesson Plan
Objective
Students will be introduced to their instructor by viewing personal belongings (artifacts) of the instructor. These artifacts are displayed as if they where in a museum with small notes in front of them explaining why these artifacts are important to the instructor. No more than 5 artifacts are to be displayed.
Groups of students will get in line and will walk in front of the displayed artifacts and will view them and also read the inscription on the explanation cards. They will then sit in a circle with the instructor and will then proceed to ask questions to the instructor. Since the number of students in the classroom can be 35 or more, each student should be allowed one or two questions. The students will listen to the answers the instructor.
Assessment
Students will write one or two sentences what they learned about the life of their instructor.
Goals
This lesson will let the student’s view, read, listen, and write something about their instructor in English in a non-intrusive way. It also gives the instructor a chance to assess the student’s verbal and written skills and more importantly, share with his/her students a part of his/her life. This will bring forth questions from the students and therefore they will be questioning, fundamental in becoming critical thinkers. This lesson will have the students engaged in using their reading, listening, and writing skills.
*Note: Instructor most give ample time for students to write their sentences thus not all students will be able to verbally ask their question, therefore, students can write their questions with their sentences of what he/she learned about the instructor.
Homework: The following class students will bring from home two artifacts to display to the classroom with a small written explanation. As on the first day, the class will sit in a circle and the students will elicit questions and answer them.
POETRY/SONGS TO IMPROVE VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION
LESSON PLAN
WEEK OF 09/08/08
Objectives: Fluency/Reading
ELL Strategy: Read aloud with fluency and rhythm. Discuss meaning of new words. Recognize and spell sight words.
Procedures:
• Recite the poem while pointing to each word as student’s watch and listen.
• Discuss the meaning of the poem and new vocabulary.
• Echo read with the students, one or two lines at a time.
• Read, spell (by clapping and snapping) and read each high frequency /dependable spelling pattern word (instructor to pick three)
• Choral read the poem to close lesson.
Goals:
This lesson will have the students practice their fluency; learn new vocabulary, and dependable spelling pattern words. Also, this lesson will strengthen their self-esteem in the usage of the target language. The teacher and co-teacher will first model the practice.
ANSWERING STUDENT GENERATED QUESTIONS
LESSON PLAN
WEEK OF 09/08/08
Objectives: Fluency.
ELL Strategy: Circle of Friends.
Procedures:
1. Have half the class stand in a circle facing outside. Students in this group will have their reading passage (questions) in front of them.
2. Have the second half of students stand on the outer side of the circle paired up with a student in the inner circle. Students in this group will have their reading passage (questions) too.
3. The inner circle group will read aloud a passage (question) to their partner on the outer circle. The outer circle student will listen and then answer the question.
4. After a few minutes, have students on the outer circle read to their partner a different question. Students in inner circle will listen and answer the question. Then after a few minutes, have the outer circle rotate to the right so they have a new partner. Continue the process at least one rotation.
Goals:
This lesson will enable the students to ask and to answer questions they generated from last week (See attachment). This will have the students practice their fluency and will strengthen their self-esteem in the usage of the target language. The teacher and co-teacher will first model the practice.
It’s been a week since I arrived in Korea. The plane trip was over twelve hours long but it was at least direct and I did not have to switch planes and risk my luggage getting lost, by the way, I had to do some rearranging of my luggage back in Chicago since it was 20 kg overweight. My niece Alethya and my mom took me to O’Hare. I didn’t want to make a big thing about it like the Argentineans or Italians do in which entire families congregate at the airport to say farewell. Alethya gave me a big hug and sentenced that she, Erick, and mom were coming to visit me during Christmas. As usual, mom gave me her blessing, a big hug and kiss, and waved good-bye as I went into the arms of the Homeland Security personal. I removed all the metallic articles I had on me, took off my shoes and placed my bowler hat in a tray, and put my two hand bags upon the revolving band so they could all be X-rayed. As always the guard asked me to step through the metal detector and motioned me to step aside and frisk me. This is not new to me it happens every time I go to the airport. I guess I have the look of a suspicious character. Regardless, I got through the security check and proceeded to go to the nearest duty-free store and purchase a liter of tequila. To my dismay they only had Jose Cuervo and any tequila drinker knows not to drink this stuff because it’s cheep and the headache is ugly, therefore I bought a liter of Russian vodka. My intention was to drink the whole bottle on the plane but I didn’t get around to drinking it since I never really had the taste for it. As I suspected, my old American football back injury flared up because of the many hours of sitting and furthermore, it didn’t help that I helped unload the truck with all the luggage of the EPIK candidates at the dorms. Now a week latter I am stiff and in excruciating pain in my lower back, good thing I brought 4 Vicodins with me and I have been self medicating myself, if not, I don’t think I could have finished the orientation. The orientation has been an eye opener as to what we will be up against. As to the teaching strategies and didactic material we are covering they are techniques I learned in collage or have learned by teaching yet I understand why EPIK holds these classes since half the people here have never taught in their lives. The folks at EPIK housed all us candidates in the dormitories at Konkuk University. The campus is very nice and the treatment has been excellent. The staff is courteous and helpful. I have no complaint whatsoever about my stay here. Some people have complained but its natural there is always someone that is not happy and has to complain, it’s simply their nature.
Seosan, Korea. A 31 de agosto de 2008
I am now in the city where I am to stay one year. Officially I begin work tomorrow. The contract is from September the 1st of 2008 to August the 31st of 2009. I already meet the faculty and administers from my school. I am the only foreign teacher at the school. It is a high school with almost 1000 students and I am looking forward to this challenge even though I would be lying if I said I was not nervous.
Before I continue describing Seosan and the many different cultural wonders I encounter day-to-day I would just like to go back and mention a few things about my time spent at Konkuk University.
My stay there was fabulous. I meet many interesting people who embraced me wholeheartedly If I had to mention three events that stand out from my one-week stay in Seoul I believe the three would be 1) the trip to the Korean Folk Village, 2) the war movie, and 3) the concert and dance of traditional Korean music. This last one was spectacular.
The Korean Folk Village was a one-day field trip on Sunday to a typical Korean village of antiquity some place in the suburbs of Seoul. It took us 45 minutes on a bus to get there from the university. If memory serves me right the guide mentioned this facility was developed in the late 70 or early 80 for Koreans and foreigners alike. It was created to demonstrate how Koreans lived before the modern age. The architecture was very interesting and the type of habitations for each social group was very enlightening. There were inclusive people dressed up in typical Korean folkloric attire demonstrating how they lived and the tools of the time they utilized to work with. More importantly, I got to see for the first time how Koreans interacted amongst each other. Not that they did not at the University but here at the village I saw the Korean family nucleolus in all its glory. The Koreans are a very tight family unit. Not only were the father and mother with the kids present but the in-laws and grandparents also. For example, in North America usually it is the immediate family unit that goes out on Sunday, in other words the couple and their offspring and may be the parents of one of the young parents. In Korea it is the whole family. From the Grandparents to the sons, daughters, grand children, nieces and nephews seem to be together. I mention this because I spoke with some of the Koreans that I met there. They told me that this was a typical thing that most Korean families did once or twice a month to get together with the whole family and go out together to some resort or eat at a restaurant or someone’s home.
The war movie was a gem. It really brought home the Korean War not only graphically but also emotionally. The acting was magnificent. The characters were very credible. The name of the movie is The Waving Flag and I am thankful I saw it because I have a movie I can talk with the kids and reach in and use this as background knowledge. I do not like war movies per say but this one depictured what war does to people how it changes the person down to their core. I recommend it very highly.
Last and what made me feel the tradition and culture of Korea was the concert and dance of traditional Korean folklore. Not only do you have to be a musician but also an athlete. I was totally impressed by the performance. I had seen some of this type of music and choreography at the Korean Village but to be in the front row and to see, hear, and feel the drumming and acrobatic feats these young men and woman did was amazing. Koreans have a very deep sense of being and they are very proud of being Korean. My favorite dance was the dance of the fans. It was beautifully performed and the visual effect of the fans and wardrobe was fantastic. On the other hand the 20-minute presentation of Samulnori, which consisted of four percussion instruments, was spectacular. That hour and some that I spent at the concert was well worth my time. It was breathtaking and enlightening. I learned so much about Korea, its people, and its culture. It will live within me for the rest of my life.
SeoSan, Korea a 6 de septiembre de 2008
The following are two emails I sent to two different friends. The first one I originally sent to my dear friend Margie on 09/02/08. We have been friends for over 25 years. She is also a bilingual instructor at Cook County School District 130.The second email I originally sent to my friend Lisa on 09/03/08. She is also an educator and just got a job at CPS (Chicago Public Schools). I also sent this email to other friends and fellow educators because as the saying goes: no sense to reinvent the wheel.
Mags:
I am not sure I sent you the email with my address & phone #. It's the early AM for you and Late PM for me. I am teaching High School. I have over 700+ students (No grading!!!!!!) Each classroom has 30+ students and I teach 22 different classrooms, 1 per week. I am doing Museum of Myself as my first activity and the kids love it. I'm showing my book, my passports, some hats (they love it, some kids put them on or they smell them, hilarious if you ask me), two books (African-American Anthology of Lit. and Don Quixote de la Mancha), and some artwork from my friend Nicolas de Jesus. I have them write two questions asking me a personal question. I also write two questions on the blackboard for them. The first one I tell them they do not have to copy it down but to think about the answer. The question is: Why is it important for you to learn English? And the second one I do want them to copy and to write the answer on a sheet of paper and turn it in with their two personal questions. The question is: What do you want to learn from this class? I have gotten a lot of different questions. Some are simple and quaint. For example, what is your favorite food? Or, how old are you? But some have been funny like, when was your first kiss? Or, what kind of style of woman do you like? Some have been well thought, for example, what do you think of the problem between Japan and Korea concerning the islands of Dokdo? Or, what will America do about the nuclear program of North Korea? The great majority of the students want to learn how to improve their conversation and speaking skills and to have FUN. My work is cut out for me. Next week I am planning have the higher English groups do the ELL strategy of Circle of Friends and have them ask each other their own generated questions they asked me. For the lower English groups I will do poetry. One thing I have going for me is that the students like me. Some students have gone out of their way and have come to bow in front of me (A Korean sign of respect, we all bow to each other) also; I have no management problem because they are eager to learn. But this is now; lets see what it will be in a month. On another note, I believe my transcripts should be arriving soon. Please send them ASAP. Please feel free to FW this email to friends and staff
love
Bono
PS big hugs to Nina on her BD Love to Betsy and Mike and a hug to Tommy and of course, my sincerest regards to all the Pipals. Oh give the Beast and Zopilote an extra treat.
Según mi co-maestro mi dirección es la siguente
As per my co-teacher my address is the following
Jose Bono
479-12 one room my vill 301
Dong Moon Dong SeoSan City
Chungnam Province, South Korea
356-802
Tel. 010-8001-8248
From the USA 011-82-10-800-18248
PD Estoy a 30 minutes de la playa de Taean
Lisa:
May the joy of health and the glory of good will accompany you and your loved ones.
¡Felicidades! Pilsen no less, well you have your work cut out for you. No doubt a challenging position but I know you will succeed in this endeavor as you have always succeeded in others. I am happy where I am even though I will see, in my opinion, too many students once a week. I told the head of the English department that no meaningful teaching could take place if I did not see the students a minimum of two times a week. He agreed but since this is the second semester no changes could take place, and in that respect I concur. Come next year I will voice my concerns and emphatically stress the fact that they need two or three foreign teachers to bring quality English language education to the adolescents under our charge. We need an English room so we can start a word wall (I am not a big fan on word walls but in this case it is essential for the acquisition of language). OK too much shop talk.
My place is a studio apartment. It is a semi-large room with a sink and cooker, a small bathroom and a small-enclosed porch. The vista thou is killer, across the street is a vast rice field and in the background a small wooded mountain, in fact, I can see the sunrise since I am facing east. It is not much of a place but I have an idiot box (brand new), a table to write and eat on, a queen size bed, a closet and drawer, and my Mac Book with 3117 songs (9.2 days of music) with a pair of BonoBoss speakers (I kid you not) that are extraordinary, which by the way, I got in Seoul in a place called Techno Mart, which is the dream come true to any electronic geek. It has 8 floors of electronic gizmos. I bought these babies for $25.00 US. The beauty of it is that I was able to haggle with the guy. They were 35,000 won but it was close to closing time and I had cash (green backs) so we agreed to $25.00 (I initially offered $15.00).
Any way, I am happy and I am going to buy a bicycle so I can get around town before it starts getting too cold. As always, I miss you.
love
Jose
*Note: Following are the lesson plans
Museum of Myself
Lesson Plan
Objective
Students will be introduced to their instructor by viewing personal belongings (artifacts) of the instructor. These artifacts are displayed as if they where in a museum with small notes in front of them explaining why these artifacts are important to the instructor. No more than 5 artifacts are to be displayed.
Groups of students will get in line and will walk in front of the displayed artifacts and will view them and also read the inscription on the explanation cards. They will then sit in a circle with the instructor and will then proceed to ask questions to the instructor. Since the number of students in the classroom can be 35 or more, each student should be allowed one or two questions. The students will listen to the answers the instructor.
Assessment
Students will write one or two sentences what they learned about the life of their instructor.
Goals
This lesson will let the student’s view, read, listen, and write something about their instructor in English in a non-intrusive way. It also gives the instructor a chance to assess the student’s verbal and written skills and more importantly, share with his/her students a part of his/her life. This will bring forth questions from the students and therefore they will be questioning, fundamental in becoming critical thinkers. This lesson will have the students engaged in using their reading, listening, and writing skills.
*Note: Instructor most give ample time for students to write their sentences thus not all students will be able to verbally ask their question, therefore, students can write their questions with their sentences of what he/she learned about the instructor.
Homework: The following class students will bring from home two artifacts to display to the classroom with a small written explanation. As on the first day, the class will sit in a circle and the students will elicit questions and answer them.
POETRY/SONGS TO IMPROVE VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION
LESSON PLAN
WEEK OF 09/08/08
Objectives: Fluency/Reading
ELL Strategy: Read aloud with fluency and rhythm. Discuss meaning of new words. Recognize and spell sight words.
Procedures:
• Recite the poem while pointing to each word as student’s watch and listen.
• Discuss the meaning of the poem and new vocabulary.
• Echo read with the students, one or two lines at a time.
• Read, spell (by clapping and snapping) and read each high frequency /dependable spelling pattern word (instructor to pick three)
• Choral read the poem to close lesson.
Goals:
This lesson will have the students practice their fluency; learn new vocabulary, and dependable spelling pattern words. Also, this lesson will strengthen their self-esteem in the usage of the target language. The teacher and co-teacher will first model the practice.
ANSWERING STUDENT GENERATED QUESTIONS
LESSON PLAN
WEEK OF 09/08/08
Objectives: Fluency.
ELL Strategy: Circle of Friends.
Procedures:
1. Have half the class stand in a circle facing outside. Students in this group will have their reading passage (questions) in front of them.
2. Have the second half of students stand on the outer side of the circle paired up with a student in the inner circle. Students in this group will have their reading passage (questions) too.
3. The inner circle group will read aloud a passage (question) to their partner on the outer circle. The outer circle student will listen and then answer the question.
4. After a few minutes, have students on the outer circle read to their partner a different question. Students in inner circle will listen and answer the question. Then after a few minutes, have the outer circle rotate to the right so they have a new partner. Continue the process at least one rotation.
Goals:
This lesson will enable the students to ask and to answer questions they generated from last week (See attachment). This will have the students practice their fluency and will strengthen their self-esteem in the usage of the target language. The teacher and co-teacher will first model the practice.